Citation

Spisla C. Stud. Health Technol. Inform. 2009; 146: 780-781.

Affiliation

Neihoff School of Nursing, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, IOS Press)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

19592977

Abstract

Data collected by nurses have the potential to aid in the disaster response if the necessary information can be extracted. The Disaster Nursing Minimum Data Set is proposed to strengthen the interoperability of information and data sharing between agencies to improve relief services to individuals and communities affected by a disaster. This study will examine disaster-related data elements need to be collected by all relief agencies to facilitate interoperability and secondary use of data for research and disaster management.

Language: en